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Essentialism

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

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Essentialism

By: Greg McKeown
Narrated by: Greg McKeown
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Have you ever found yourself struggling with information overload?

Have you ever felt both overworked and underutilised?

Do you ever feel busy but not productive?

If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is to become an essentialist.

In Essentialism, Greg McKeown, CEO of a leadership and strategy agency in Silicon Valley who has run courses at Apple, Google and Facebook, shows you how to achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of less. Being an essentialist is about a disciplined way of thinking. It means challenging the core assumptions of "we can have it all" and "I have to do everything" and replacing them with the pursuit of "the right thing in the right way at the right time".

By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy and effort into making the highest possible contribution toward the goals and activities that matter.

Using the experience and insight of working with the leaders of the most innovative companies and organisations in the world, McKeown shows you how to put Essentialism into practice in your own life, so you, too, can achieve something great.

©2015 Greg McKeown (P)2015 Random House AudioBooks Social Sciences Inspiring Thought-Provoking Career Business

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All stars
Most relevant
Read by the author, who has a good voice.
Interesting concepts. I'll have to read it again.

Interesting concepts

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A book so full of essential knowledge, you will listen to it more than once. With an inspiring reading by the author.

Ask yourself this, what do I have to give up in order to read this book? I assure you that whatever it is will be with the trade off.

World Changing

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for me personally I would have enjoyed more life examples from the authors own experiences but there were many valid and applicable demonstrations from the history

good listen

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McKeown has a wonderful way of championing what really matters. Over the many chapters he helps the reader consider many of the things that we consider most important within a task. He then skilfully points to the priority behind the task helping the reader/listener better identify the true priority. An insightful and helpful book by a key thinker.

A fascinating commentary on less, but better.

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Recommend this book to busy, stretched folks who are struggling to prioritise. The book is well written and easy to read.

Great book

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